Therapeutic Shocks

Protecta Medtronic Inc.

Approved by the FDA last year, the Protecta implantable cardioverter defibrillator features a technology that uses algorithms that recognize life-threatening arrhythmias and deliver therapeutic shocks when appropriate. Implantable defibrillators are designed to provide lifesaving shocks or painless pacing to stop life-threatening fast or irregular heartbeats, which can lead to sudden death.